CEOs Delegation to Silicon Valley
2^nd – 5^th October 2023: Silicon Valley, USA

AIMA organised its CEO Delegation Visit from 2^nd to 5^th October 2023 to Silicon Valley, USA. The visit was an opportunity for Indian CEOs to interact with senior officials from iconic and innovative companies in Silicon Valley to gain firsthand experience in emerging trends and technologies.

The delegation included several industry stalwarts and was led by Mr Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, AIMA International and Chairman, Hero Enterprise, and Mr Nikhil Sawhney, President AIMA, and Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Triveni Turbine Ltd. The delegation included Mr Shiv Shivakumar, Operating Partner, Advent International Private Equity and Former Chairman Pepsi India; Mr R. Mukundan, MD and CEO, Tata Chemicals Ltd; Mr Vikram Chandra, Founder, Editorji Technologies; Ms Rekha Sethi, Director General, AIMA; Mr Shiv Grewal, Co-Founder, Auctus Global Capital; Mr Vineet Agarwal, MD, Transport Corporation of India Ltd; Ms Vinita Bajoria, Chairperson, Nicco Cables Ltd; Mr Kartik Sharma, Director, Agnitio; Mr Saarthak Bakshi, Founder and CEO, RISAA IVF and Ms Usha Thiagarajan, Managing Director, HEPL Group of Companies.

The programme included visits to technology companies such as Google, Stanford University School of Medicine, Prysm Systems, Gilead Sciences, NASA, X the Moonshot Factory - a division of Google, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Mighty Buildings Inc., Bloom Energy, Paystand, Cruz Foam as well as an interaction with Mr Dipender Saluja, Managing Director, Capricon Investment. The delegation also visited Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The group also participated in an interaction with UC Santa Cruz faculty, hosted by Ms Cynthia Larive, Chancellor, UC Santa Cruz and Mr Pradeep Kumar Khosla, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego.

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